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#RomneyRyan2012 gets five point favorability jump after first day of #GOP2012

After a day of action at the Republican convention in Tampa, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is looking better to voters.

Romney’s image has received a five-point bump after the convention’s first day, according to data presented at a Wednesday breakfast sponsored by The Hill at the law offices of Holland & Knight.

Romney had a 43-percent favorable and 44-percent unfavorable rating in nine battleground states heading into the convention, according to an average compiled by Real Clear Politics.

A survey conducted by Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research in nine battle ground states Tuesday evening found Romney’s favorable rating among likely voters had jumped to 48 percent. His unfavorable rating dipped to 39.

Wilson said the polling data indicated Romney’s image has improved after a day of action at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s speech had the biggest impact of the convention so far, more than twice as popular as Ann Romney’s remarks on Tuesday, according to the poll.

Of course, this number could drop but it’s nice to know that the not so subtle hints being thrown out there by Team Obama that now is not the time for a political convention (with Hurricane Isaac hitting New Orleans) at the very least aren’t having a negative impact on Romney/Ryan’s convention numbers.

Did any of you watch last night’s speeches? Ann Romney almost had me in tears. She did great, looked like a total natural. Gov. Haley was on fire. And it goes without saying that Gov. Christie was pumped up. And Saratoga Springs, Utah Mayor and candidate for the US House Mia B. Love? Awesome! All in all, it was a great first full night of convention floor activity. I’m looking forward to tonight’s speeches.

3 thoughts on “#RomneyRyan2012 gets five point favorability jump after first day of #GOP2012”

So far the GOP convention has been a delight to watch but it has also produced the result of scaring the living crap out of the commiecrats. It is best evidenced by their trademark negativity especially on MSNBC. There are two reasons why they are covering the convention with this tone; one is pure unadulterated intellectual dishonesty and the other is they are not articulate enough to offer anything other than gutter-level tirades.